Show waste radioactive units used in food sterilization OMAHA an omaha dairy firm has been experimenting more than a year in the use of waste radioactive material from atomic energy prodoc tion for the sterilization of food J gordon roberts the firms firm s dent disclosed patents are being sought on de vices to apply the sterilizing radi radl a atlon tion and not on the basic idea of applying the rays he added A sterilizer using the process has been developed by robert S berry 24 year old former university of omaha student who has been working for the dairy firm since be he went to roberts with his idea in august 1948 1946 results of tests to determine if ra sterilization will change the flavor vitamin content or food value of milk or other foods are ex pecked to be made known soon byproducts from the manufacture of atom bombs have been available for the research he said |